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This is a common error. Usually authors mean that y = x/1.5 rather than y = x - 1.5*x. I think it comes from taking the phrase "1.5 times more" and replacing mo
by tedsanders 13y ago
This is a common error. Usually authors mean that y = x/1.5 rather than y = x - 1.5*x. I think it comes from taking the phrase "1.5 times more" and replacing more with less to reverse its meaning.
- Fishkins 13y agoI assumed "times" meant "instances", not multiplication, ie y = x - 1.5
- drivers99 13y agoYeah it said "fewer times" (subtract 1.5 from that actual count), not "times fewer" (-1.5 x).
- BlackDeath3 13y agoI cannot tell if your parent post is an arithmetic question or a sex joke...